Rowlock



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No. 508,969. Patented Nov. 21, 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES NORMAN, OF FRANKFORT, MICHIGAN.

ROWLOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,969, dated November21, 1893. Application tiled November 26, 1892. Serial No. 453,290.(Model) T aIZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES NORMAN, a

' citizen of theUnited States, residing at Fran kfort, in the county ofBenzie and State of 7 Michigan, have invented a new and Improved oarlock, and Fig. 2 a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 1, shows the row lock complete on section of oar. It consists oftwo bands, B, a ring a, and ashank twith an-open head. Two

. bands are used to secure two difierentlengths of car handles, bychanging the ring a from one .band B to the other. The bands Bare inhalves, and close around the oar by a beveled lap through which thescrews pass, securing them to the oar. A groove 7, is out. into eachband B and, around its outer circumference inwhich the ring a fits andruns.

Fig. 2 shows front view of ring a, closed on band B, dotted line showingring a as when open. The ring a is in halves, hinged at the top by abolt 1, to which a latch 2 is riveted, dotted lines showing latch 2 aswhen raised.

in a bolt 3, which passes through the head of the shank 4 far enough toallow the other half.

to close upon it, where it is held in position by a pin 5, which passesthrough both ring a and bolt 3.

The bolt 3 rotating in the shank 4, gives the oar the required verticalmotion.

. Having fully described my invention,what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. An oar lock having a pintle andthole ring hinged thereon by suitablelugs, said ring being divided into two hinged sections, the lug on oneof ,Which is perforated for the reception of a key to lock the same inengagement with the hinge bolt of the pintle.

v r 2. A pintle havinga thole ring thereon, said ring being composed ofdiametrically divided hinged sections, having lugs on their free endsfor engaging with the pintle, and a latch on one of the sections, incombination with a grooved collar attached to the oar and having arecess therein for receiving the latch and locking the ring to the oar.

CHARLES NORMAN. Witnesses:

ROME CHANDLER, AUGUST SCHMIDT.

